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Mahmut Enver Efendi

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi mülazımı
  2. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi mülazımıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 23

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  3. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Umûr-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi · 3 career entries · 30 kuruş

    1. Umûr-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi

      · Calculated age 24 · 30 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

    2. Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    3. Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi görevlisi

      · Calculated age 24 · 30 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [2]

  4. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Umûr-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi · 4 career entriesTebriz · 30; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Umûr-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi

      · Calculated age 25 · 30 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Başşehbenderhane görevlisi

      Tebriz · Calculated age 25 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    3. Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi görevlisi

      · Calculated age 25 · 30 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    4. Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi

      Tebriz · Calculated age 25 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2] · 2 linked entries

  5. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisiTebriz · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi

      Tebriz · Calculated age 26 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  6. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi · 2 career entriesTebriz · Savcıbulak · 500; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi

      Tebriz · Calculated age 27 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    2. Şehbender

      Savcıbulak · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2]

  7. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Şehbender vekili · 4 career entriesTaviçbılağ · Tebriz · Savcıbulak · 500; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Şehbender vekili

      Taviçbılağ · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    2. Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi

      Tebriz · Calculated age 28 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    3. Şehbender

      Savcıbulak · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    4. Şehbender (İnfisal)

      Savcıbulak · Calculated age 28

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2]

  8. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisiTebriz · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi

      Tebriz · Calculated age 29 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  9. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Başşehbender vekili · 4 career entriesTebriz · 675; 750; 900; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Başşehbender vekili

      Tebriz · Calculated age 30 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1] [2]

    2. Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi

      Tebriz · Calculated age 30 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    3. Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi

      Tebriz · Calculated age 30 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2]

    4. Başşehbender vekili

      Tebriz · Calculated age 30 · 675 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2]

  10. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Başşehbender vekiliTebriz · 675 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Başşehbender vekili

      Tebriz · Calculated age 31 · 675 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  11. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Başşehbender vekili · 3 career entriesTebriz · 675 kuruş

    1. Başşehbender vekili

      Tebriz · Calculated age 32 · 675 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    2. Başşehbender vekili (İnfisal)

      Tebriz · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2]

  12. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)ŞehbenderPosta · Parti · 1,800 kuruş

    1. Şehbender

      Posta · Calculated age 33 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    2. Şehbender

      Parti · Calculated age 33 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2]

  13. Undated entriesUmûr-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi mülâzımı

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

09001,8001890/91AH 13081899/1900AH 13171890/91 (AH 1308) · Umûr-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi · age 24 · 30 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi görevlisi · age 24 · 30 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Umûr-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi · age 25 · 30 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Başşehbenderhane görevlisi · Tebriz · age 25 · 1,000 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi görevlisi · age 25 · 30 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi · Tebriz · age 25 · 1,000 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi · Tebriz · age 26 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi · Tebriz · age 27 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Şehbender · Savcıbulak · age 27 · 500 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Şehbender vekili · Taviçbılağ · age 28 · 500 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi · Tebriz · age 28 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Şehbender · Savcıbulak · age 28 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi · Tebriz · age 29 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Başşehbender vekili · Tebriz · age 30 · 750 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi · Tebriz · age 30 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Başşehbenderhane kançılaryası görevlisi · Tebriz · age 30 · 900 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Başşehbender vekili · Tebriz · age 30 · 675 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Başşehbender vekili · Tebriz · age 31 · 675 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Başşehbender vekili · Tebriz · age 32 · 675 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Şehbender · Posta · age 33 · 1,800 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Şehbender · Parti · age 33 · 1,800 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Saraybosna [source]
Birth year
1867/68 (AH 1284) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüccar [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 77/183 [1] [2]BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 77/183 [2]BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 77/183, s.183 [2]

Education and languages

Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Edebiyat [source]
Education
Mekteb-i Sultani [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
22 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work year
1888/89 (AH 1306) [source]
Apprenticeship
2 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Bosna doğumlu memurlar

    MEHMET AKGÜN · 2017 · Pages 137

  2. II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları

    DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 202, 203

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